[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 25, 1994)]
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                                            Wednesday, May 25, 1994

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Lead Exposure Reduction Act and Social Security Act 
      Amendments.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6299-S6445
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2148-2158, S.J. Res. 196, S. Res. 216-218, and S. Con. 
Res. 70.

                                               Pages S6391-92, S6411-15

Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 150, to provide for assistance in the preservation of Taliesin in 
the State of Wisconsin, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-269)
  S. 316, to expand the boundaries of the Saguaro National Monument, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-270)
  S. 472, to improve the administration and management of public lands, 
National Forests, units of the National Park System, and related areas 
by improving the availability of adequate, appropriate, affordable, and 
cost effective housing for employees needed to effectively manage the 
public lands, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 103-271)
  S. 761, to amend the ``unit of general local government'' definition 
for Federal payments in lieu of taxes to include unorganized boroughs 
in Alaska, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 103-272)
  S. 1033, to establish the Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields and 
Commission in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-273)
  S. 1233, to resolve the status of certain lands in Arizona that are 
subject to a claim as a grant of public lands for railroad purposes, 
with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 103-274)
  S. 1703, to expand the boundaries of the Piscataway National Park, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-275)
  S. 1980, to establish the Cane River Creole National Historical Park 
and the Cane River National Heritage Area in the State of Louisiana, 
with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 103-276)
  H.R. 1183, to validate conveyances of certain lands in the State of 
California that form part of the right-of-way granted by the United 
States to the Central Pacific Railway Company. (S. Rept. No. 103-277)
  H.R. 2815, to designate a portion of the Farmington River in 
Connecticut as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 103-278)
  H.R. 2921, to authorize appropriations for the preservation and 
restoration of historic buildings at historically black colleges and 
universities, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 103-279)
  S. Res. 148, expressing the sense of the Senate that the United 
Nations should be encouraged to permit representatives of Taiwan to 
participate fully in its activities.

                                                             Page S6390

Measures Passed:
  Lead Exposure Reduction Act: By 97 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 133), 
Senate passed S. 729, to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to 
reduce the levels of lead in the environment, as amended.

                                                         Pages S6330-43

  Congressional Recess: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 70, providing for 
a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate on Wednesday, May 25, 
1994, Thursday, May 26, 1994, Friday, May 27, 1994, or Saturday, May 
28, 1994, until Tuesday, June 7, 1994, and a conditional adjournment of 
the House on Thursday, May 26, 1994, until Wednesday, June 8, 1994.

                                                     Pages S6378, S6411

  Social Security Act Amendments: Senate passed H.R. 4278, to make 
improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
program under title II of the Social Security Act, after striking all 
after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 
1231, Senate companion measure, after agreeing to committee amendments.

                                                  Pages S6421-23, S6444

  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees: 
Senators Moynihan, Baucus, Breaux, Packwood, and Dole.

                                                             Page S6423

  Subsequently, S. 1231 was indefinitely postponed.

                                                             Page S6423

  Indian Tribes Federal Recognition: Senate passed S. 1357, to reaffirm 
and clarify the Federal relationships of the Little Traverse Bay Bands 
of Odawa Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians as 
distinct federally recognized Indian tribes, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereon:

                                                         Pages S6424-25

  Mitchell (for Inouye) Amendment No. 1745, of a technical nature.

                                                             Page S6424

  Department of Agriculture Program Mediation: Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 2145, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
determine which programs of the Department of Agriculture are eligible 
for State mediation and to certify States to administer mediation for 
the programs, and the bill was then passed.

                                                         Pages S6425-26

  District of Columbia Justice Reform Act: Senate passed H.R. 1631, to 
amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to increase the maximum 
amount in controversy permitted for cases under the jurisdiction of the 
Small Claims and Conciliation Branch of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia, after agreeing to a committee amendment.

                                                             Page S6426

  District of Columbia Gender-Specific References: Senate passed H.R. 
1632, to amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, and Part C of title 
IV of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
Reorganization Act to remove gender-specific references, clearing the 
bill for the President.

                                                             Page S6426

  Medgar Wiley Evers Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 3863, to designate 
the Post Office building located at 401 E. South Street in Jackson, 
Mississippi, as the ``Medgar Wiley Evers Post Office'', clearing the 
bill for the President.

                                                             Page S6426

  Plant Variety Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry was discharged from further consideration of S. 1406, to 
amend the Plant Variety Protection Act to make such Act consistent with 
the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of 
Plants of March 19, 1991, to which the United States is a signatory, 
and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:

                                                         Pages S6429-32

  Mitchell (for Kerrey) Amendment No. 1746, in the nature of a 
substitute.

                                                             Page S6429

  Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act: Senate passed S. 1030, to 
amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
Department of Veterans Affairs program of sexual trauma counseling for 
veterans and to improve certain Department of Veterans Affairs programs 
for women veterans, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto:

                                                         Pages S6432-45

  Mitchell (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 1747, to revise the services 
covered by the term ``women's health services'', and to make 
discretionary the requirement that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
establish smoking areas in facilities in the Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

                                                         Pages S6437-45

Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act--Conference Report: Senate 
agreed to the conference report on S. 24, to reauthorize the 
Independent Counsel Law for an additional 5 years.

                                                         Pages S6373-78

Child Safety Protection Act--Conference Report: Senate agreed to the 
conference report on H.R. 965, to provide for toy safety, clearing the 
measure for the President.

                                                         Pages S6426-29

Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing for the consideration of S. 1587, to 
revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal Government on 
Tuesday, June 7, 1994, at 3:30 p.m.

                                                             Page S6444

Appointments:
  North Atlantic Assembly Spring Meeting: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 1928a-1928d, as amended, 
appointed Senator Murkowski as a member of the Senate Delegation to the 
North Atlantic Assembly Spring Meeting during the Second Session of the 
103rd Congress, to be held in Oslo, Norway, May 26-30, 1994.

                                                             Page S6347

Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting a notice of the continuation of the emergency with 
respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); 
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
120).

                                                             Page S6388

Nomination--Cloture Vote: By 56 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 132), three-
fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the 
affirmative, Senate failed to agree to close further debate on the 
nomination of Sam W. Brown, Jr., of California, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Head of Delegation to the 
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE).

                                            Pages S6299-S6308, S6310-30

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Carrye Burley Brown, of the District of Columbia, to be Administrator 
of the United States Fire Administration.

                                                     Pages S6423, S6445

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Walter Baker Edmisten, of North Carolina, to be United States Marshal 
for the Western District of North Carolina for the term of four years.
  Becky Jane Wallace, of North Carolina, to be United States Marshal 
for the Middle District of North Carolina for a term of four years.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.

                                                             Page S6445

Messages From the President:
                                                        Page S6388
Messages From the House:
                                                        Page S6388
Measures Referred:
                                                    Pages S6388-89
Measures Placed on Calendar:
                                                        Page S6389
Measures Read First Time:
                                             Pages S6388-89, S6424
Measures Held at Desk:
                                                Pages S6389, S6445
Communications:
                                                    Pages S6389-90
Executive Reports of Committees:
                                                    Pages S6390-91
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                 Pages S6392-S6409
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                    Pages S6409-11
Amendments Submitted:
                                                    Pages S6415-18
Notices of Hearings:
                                                        Page S6418
Authority for Committees:
                                                    Pages S6418-19
Additional Statements:
                                                    Pages S6419-21
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--133)

                                                  Pages S6329-30, S6332

Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m. and, in accordance with S. Con. 
Res. 70, adjourned at 8:31 p.m., until 1:30 p.m., on Tuesday, June 7, 
1994.